Outrage over video game that lets players decide whether Adolf Hitler should go to heaven or hell as Jewish groups demand Apple and Google pull it from online stores
A mobile video game asking players to choose whether Adolf Hitler should go to heaven or hell has sparked fierce backlash from Jewish groups around Australia.
The phone application Judgment Day: Angel of God. Heaven or Hell? has been downloaded more than a million times on platforms Apple and Google Play.
Players are given historical figures like Hitler and information about what they did in their lifetime to then decide whether to let them go to heaven or banish them to hell.
Scenes from the game include a cartoon figure of Hitler standing in front of a cell full of prisoners with the caption 'Gathered and killed millions of people in concentration camps'.
The phone application Judgment Day: Angel of God. Heaven or Hell? has been downloaded more than a million times on platforms Apple and Google Play
The game asks players to choose which historical figures should go to heaven or hell. This screenshot shows Hitler standing in front of caged prisoners representing a concentration camp
Other scenes show Hitler riding manically on a tank while one disturbing screenshot captures the former German leader holding a blonde haired and blue eyed baby into the sky with an evil grin.
Dr Dvir Abramovich, Chairman of the Anti-Defamation Commission, is demanding Apple and Google remove the game immediately, admitting he feels like he's been 'kicked in the stomach'.
'Just when I thought the abuse of the Holocaust could not get more vulgar and exploitative, this sickening game has proven that we have reached a horrific low and that all bets are off,' he said.
'There is nothing funny or amusing about a monster such as Hitler, responsible for the extermination of the six million Jews, including 1.5million children.'
Dr Abramovich said the game diminished the anguish Holocaust survivors experienced all in the name of 'cheap, accessible entertainment'.
Another disturbing scene shows Hitler holding a blonde haired and blue eyed baby
'Why Google and Apple approved this moral outrage is hard to understand, and I call on them to immediately pull this degrading game from their platform and to apologise for this offence,' he said.
The controversial game published by Matchingham Games has been advertised for ages 12 and up and is ranked 10th in the Apple Store under simulation games.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Apple, Google and Matchingham Games for comment.